With a B overall, Voiron is better than 64% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #34 of 96 in Isère. Schools are another plus: bac results 0.5 points above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €2,422/m² costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais. What holds it back is safety — an average of 11.1 recorded violent incidents and 19.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Voiron with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Voiron.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
More commuters in Voiron walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 30.7%
Voiron holds 11,750 jobs; 8,900 of its residents are in work, so 1.3 jobs each. Unemployment stood at 12.3%, above Isère’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. No commute at all: 3.3% of working residents locally at the census.
31%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving65%
Public transport17%
On foot11%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
11,750
jobs based in Voiron, 1.3 per working resident
12.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 90% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Voiron is higher than in 82% of compared French towns
Recorded offenses in Voiron came to 677 in 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
11.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage264
Other physical violence107
Family violence102
Theft from vehicles63
Burglary59
Sexual violence50
Vehicle theft32
Theft without violence202
Drug use180
Fraud167
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
11.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
677
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the four collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Voiron, 97.3% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Isère’s towns (93.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Schools rank #18 of 102 in Isère. At the three general lycées, 99% of 827 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Voiron has 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Voiron is Église Saint-Bruno. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 7.4% of the total, below Isère’s towns (8.7%) and close to compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Voiron sees fewer deaths than 54% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Isère: 86.8 years for women and 81.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Its three care homes for older people (271 places) count their residents as Voiron’s; allowing for them, deaths were 14% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 2,282 residents of Voiron died, against 2,374 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% fewer.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
28
GPs in Voiron · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital de Voiron Chu de Grenoble Alpes
0.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital de Voiron Chu de Grenoble Alpes
86.8 · 81.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Isère, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More people in Voiron hold a degree than in Isère’s towns or compared French towns: 37%
The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a quarter of residents. People aged 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population. Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.
44.6median age
VoironIsère medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Isère 51.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Isère median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B−
Voiron earns a B− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,422/m², comes from 952 sales of houses and apartments in Voiron from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses sell for €3,231/m² here, apartments for €2,292/m². House rents are put at about €13.05/m² a month.
€2,422/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Voiron€2,422/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Isère median€2,716/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,231/m²
198
Apartments
€2,292/m²
754
€12.30/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.41 to €16.09/m² a month)
6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,440
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais
Mélina Robert-Michon: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Christophe Bouchut: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0 · Jean-Baptiste Guimet: Jean-Baptiste Danguin, Public domain · Jordan Michallet: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pierre Molaine: Armelle, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lucien Hussel: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain
Voiron’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Voiron
Is Voiron safe?
It grades C− for safety, #68 of 96 in Isère. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 59 burglaries and 264 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Voiron good?
They grade A−, better than 82% of compared French towns and #18 of 102 in Isère. The lycée stands out: 99% of 333 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Édouard Herriot in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Voiron expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,422/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.30/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Voiron grades B− for cost of living.
About Voiron
Commune in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Voiron is a commune of 21,847 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Voironnais. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
